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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Shamburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shamburg and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Shamburg:
    • 39.629067, -76.734525
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Shamburg
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Shamburg is near Carroll County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Shamburg

Communities Also Named Shamburg ...

We found two communities that are also named Shamburg.

Within Maryland, the name Shamburg is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Shamburg is located in Clarion County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shamburg that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Shamburg.
      • Venango County
      • This Shamburg is located in Venango County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the northwest of the Shamburg that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Shamburg.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shamburg ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bacon Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bacon Hall is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hall
  • Brandy Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Coachmans Field
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Coachmans Field is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Field
  • Flickerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
  • Gores Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gores Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gores Mill
  • Hamlet Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hamlet Farms is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Farms
  • Happy Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Hope Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Meadows
  • Hunter Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
  • Prettyboy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
  • Prettyboy Garth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Prettyboy Trails
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
    • Spook Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
    • Steeplechase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Valley Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Mill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill

How Far From Shamburg to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shamburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Shamburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Shamburg and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shamburg to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,438 miles [7,142.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shamburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shamburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Shamburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shamburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6291, Longitude: -76.7345       In this case, the coordinates for Shamburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.661 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.299 degrees.